Mercyneal--I don't mean to come off an disrespectful but I grapple with dementia myself and thus would like to make a point. Dementia can affect a single part of the brain and could cause any number of unbiased neuros to sign Ayres off as having dementia. I was trying to make the point that Ayres could have known about this degenerative disorder for some time and drug his feet as much as possible to stave off proceedings.
You know that I fully believe the statements of the victims and think this guy is as slimy as they come but dementia is so much more complex than most people realize.
Do I think, knowing what I know, that he could stand trial?? Heck yes. But do I think that many neuros would diagnose degenerative dementia if they saw the markers of it? Most definitely. That leaves this almost at a "coin toss". He goes to trial or he doesn't. Given the fact that the defense has doctors lined up to testify, we all know what would happen if he was convicted. There would be an immediate appeal due to his "growing health issues" and the victims would be drug through yet another court proceeding.
It seems to never end for victims. He's making himself impossible to pin down....just as he has for decades.
You know that I fully believe the statements of the victims and think this guy is as slimy as they come but dementia is so much more complex than most people realize.
Do I think, knowing what I know, that he could stand trial?? Heck yes. But do I think that many neuros would diagnose degenerative dementia if they saw the markers of it? Most definitely. That leaves this almost at a "coin toss". He goes to trial or he doesn't. Given the fact that the defense has doctors lined up to testify, we all know what would happen if he was convicted. There would be an immediate appeal due to his "growing health issues" and the victims would be drug through yet another court proceeding.
It seems to never end for victims. He's making himself impossible to pin down....just as he has for decades.